Virginia Country Club in Long Beach burglarized, 2 suspects arrested after chase

LONG BEACH -- Two men suspected of breaking into the Virginia Country Club were arrested Friday after leading authorities on a 50-minute chase to the Chinatown area of Los Angeles.

The chase began shortly after 5 a.m. on the 4600 block of Virginia Road and ended near Broadway and Alpine Streets near downtown Los Angeles, where both suspects were taken into custody, according to police spokeswoman Nancy Pratt. Their names of the suspects were not released pending completion of the police investigation.

Police were sent to the Virginia Country Club on a report of a burglary, said Pratt, adding that some windows had been broken.

"A private security guard confronted the suspects, and the driver tried to run him over,'' Pratt said. "The guard responded by firing shots at the vehicle.''

There were no reports of injuries, Pratt said.

Long Beach police officers saw the SUV speeding from the scene and chased it, the spokeswoman said.

The pursuit involved California Highway Patrol officers on the northbound Long Beach (710) Freeway and into the downtown Los Angeles area, where officers arrested the suspects. They'll be booked for burglary and assault with a deadly weapon, Pratt said.